Chapter 16
Document Database Use Cases
In This Chapter
Distributing electronic articles
Controlling unstructured data feeds
Modifying data structures
Joining data streams
Documents are all around us. From shopping orders to patient notes to books like this one. A world of infinite possibilities exists with documents.
Knowing which use cases can be handled by a document NoSQL database is an increasing challenge. Unlike some other types of NoSQL databases in this book, document database providers are continually adding new features that enable you to turn plain data storage into more functional information.
The use cases I describe in this chapter are industry- and solution-agnostic, which makes sense because there are so many ways to apply document databases. Take each example as a suggested “recipe” and apply it to your particular data-management needs.
Publishing Content
The sale of online books is a big industry. People download whole books to read offline at their leisure or as references in their jobs, for example.
It’s a little different with other kinds of digital publications, ...
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